Paul Grünke Wins Stars and Platinum

The BBOers July Festival finished yesterday, so let's take a look at who came out top in the premium Stars and Platinum 3 Day Robot Individual.

This month was a close call! Congratulations to Paul Grünke (thetaker), from Germany, who scored 62.18%, claiming the top spot. You may have heard about Paul as he had already won the Stars and Platinum back in June 2023. He shared a few of his stories and tips in this article at the time.
Paul did well every day, with scores of 67.16% on Day 1, 60.60% on Day 2, and 58.79% on Day 3.

In second place, also scoring 62.18% but with fewer points, Sławomir Niajko (slawek_sl) from the Seychelles was very close behind. This shows how the robot individual can be fun, exciting and competitive!

Finishing third and closely behind Artur Wasiak (AWasiak), from Poland, also did really well, scoring 61.98%.

Just so you know, Stars & Platinum is a special tournament that only certain players can join – you have to be a star or have at least 5 ACBL Platinum points.

This month's Stars and Platinum was a close call, well done to everyone who took part. Check out all the leaderboards below.

Rank	Name	Country	Score (%)	Points	Prize
1	thetaker	Germany	62.18	15.27	100 BB$
2	slawek_sl	Seychelles	62.18	14.12	50 BB$
3	AWasiak	Poland	61.98	15.06	20 BB$
4	M_L	Canada	61.39	16.09	10 BB$
5	nerdpower9	USA	60.74	11.82	10 BB$
6	punkydoodl	USA	60.22	13.04	10 BB$
7	rv	India	60.21	11.72	10 BB$
8	PeteSager	USA	59.83	8.94	10 BB$
9	flavors123	USA	59.82	10.11	10 BB$
10	woengel	USA	59.77	11.00	10 BB$